# Conway

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɒnweɪ/ · frequency rank #12,745

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21. A habitational surname from Welsh derived from the former spelling of Conwy, the town or river in North Wales.
22. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
Anglicization of Welsh Conwy

## Easily confused with
- **cowan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conway-vs-cowan)
- **Conan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conan-vs-conway)
- **Coney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coney-vs-conway)
- **conga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conga-vs-conway)
- **convey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convey-vs-conway)
- **convoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convoy-vs-conway)
- **Conrad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conrad-vs-conway)
- **Conley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conley-vs-conway)
- **Conroy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conroy-vs-conway)
- **conman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conman-vs-conway)

## Common misspellings (9)
`cconway`, `cnoway`, `conawy`, `connway`, `conwayy`, `conwway`, `conwya`, `cownay`, `ocnway`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/conway